Brooke S.
asked • 01/22/20$10 to spend on lip balm and hand sanitizer. The equation 1.5 x + 2.5 y = 10 represents this situation, where x is tubes of lip balm and y is bottles of hand sanitizer.
You have $10 to spend on lip balm and hand sanitizer. The equation 1.5x+2.5y=10 represents this situation, where x is tubes of lip balm and y is bottles of hand sanitizer. How many bottles of hand sanitizer can you buy when you do not buy any tubes of lip balm?
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Louise K. answered • 01/23/20
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Here you want to set the number of tubes of lip balm to zero which means X equals zero. Then you have a simple equation to solve, 2.5Y = 10
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Mark M.
How can you buy 1.5 bottles of anything. This problem (Common Core?) does not make sense.01/23/20